New recycling plant boosts jobs hope

More than 100 jobs could be created during the construction of a new recycling plant at Maryvale in the Latrobe Valley.

Australian Paper is considering building a new $70 million plant to increase its production of recycled paper.

About 150 people would be employed during construction and another 20 people would be needed to run the plant.

Australian Paper spokesman Shaun Scallan says the company will decide whether to build the plant within months.

"We're also looking down the path of the next 10 years and so the pulp facilities is actually the first of a number of opportunities we're investigating for our business as a whole and specifically in the Latrobe Valley," he said.